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Rural Massachusetts Broadband Project Completed
Wednesday, February 19, 2014A project to bring high speed internet access to public libraries, town halls, schools and hospitals in rural western and central Massachusetts has been completed.
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Read MoreBroadband link to towns complete
Wednesday, February 19, 2014WESTBOROUGH — The Massachusetts Broadband Institute has announced completion of a new, 1,200-mile fiber optic Broadband “backbone” for central and western Massachusetts. What’s next for the “last mile” rural towns of Franklin County?
Read MoreMBI announces completion of rural high-speed network
Wednesday, February 19, 2014Axia NetMedia Corp. is poised to flip the switch on a new broadband network that will bring high-speed Internet to municipal facilities across Berkshire County.
Read MoreHigh-speed Internet project for Central, Western Mass. complete
Wednesday, February 19, 2014A project designed to increase Internet access for businesses and other organizations across Central and Western regions of the state is complete, according to the Massachusetts Technology Collaborative (MassTech).
Read MoreCentral, Western Mass. broadband project complete
Wednesday, February 19, 2014WESTBOROUGH — Officials say a project to bring high-speed Internet access to public safety facilities, town halls, schools, and hospitals in rural Central and Western Massachusetts has been completed.
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Read MoreConstruction, Turnover Complete on New 1,200 Mile Fiber Backbone for Western and Central Massachusetts
Tuesday, February 18, 2014February 18, 2014 - The Massachusetts Broadband Institute at the Massachusetts Technology Collaborative (MBI) recently completed construction and testing of MassBroadband 123, a 1,200-mile fiber-optic network bringing high-speed Internet access directly to 1,200 key facilities in more than 120 western and central Massachusetts communities. MassBroadband 123 is a critical component of the Commonwealth’s strategy to invest in innovation infrastructure in order to create growth and economic opportunity in every corner of the Commonwealth.
Read MoreGov. Deval Patrick pledges $10M to speed broadband
Tuesday, December 10, 2013Governor Deval Patrick announced on Wednesday a $10 million pledge towards a swifter solution to one of its major hurdles: delivering high-speed broadband connections to the homes of people in the state's 45 most unserved and underserved communities.
Read MoreGov. Patrick Celebrates Success of Broadband Expansion at Phoenix Communications
Wednesday, September 11, 2013SHREWSBURY -- Gov.
Read MoreWestminster a key broadband hub
Tuesday, August 27, 2013WESTMINSTER -- Crews from G4S Construction are installing an important hub in a new fiber-optic network in the attic of Town Hall.
Read MoreMassBroadband 123 “Middle Mile” Network Construction Nearing Completion
Monday, August 5, 2013August 5, 2103 - The Massachusetts Broadband Institute (MBI) at the Massachusetts Technology Collaborative has announced an updated project schedule with final milestone tracking for communities within the MassBroadband 123 network, which is targeted for completion in late 2013. MassBroadband 123 is a 1,200-mile fiber-optic network that will bring high-speed Internet access directly to over 1,200 key facilities in more than 120 western and central Massachusetts communities.
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